1. DIGITAL ILLUSION CREATIV ENTERTAINMENT
DICE was founded in May 1992.In 1998, the company
was registered on the Swedish stock exchange.
Although Codename Eagle received a small cult
following, the biggest break for DICE was the release
of Battlefield 1942 and its sequels and expansions.
The Battlefield series jump-started their popularity.
In 2004, the total value of the company was
estimated at approximately US$55 million. he
company moved to Gothenburg in 1994 where it was
headquartered until 2005, when that office was
merged with the ex-Refraction Games office in
Stockholm.
Battlefield 3
The game was released in North America on 25 October
2011 and in Europe on 28 October 2011 for Microsoft
Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[4] EA Mobile also
confirmed a port for the iOS platform. The game sold 5
million copies in its first week of release,[5] and received
critical acclaim from most game reviewers. It is the first
game in the series that does not support versions of
Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only
supports DirectX 10 and 11.[6] The PC version is exclusive
to EA's Origin platform,[7] through which PC users also
authenticate when connecting to the game. The game's
sequel, Battlefield 4, is expected to be released in fall of
2013.